Students develop basic understanding of economic principles which allows, encourage and inform them on discussion of economic issues. topics include, Macroeconomics and microeconomics: money and banking, inflation, taxation, international organizations (ECOWAS, OAU, NEPAD,WHO etc), national income, international trade ( balance of payments), employment etc
The course is designed to equip students with the requisite knowledge in communication and relationship building with the individual customer and the business as a customer. At the end of the course students should be able to:
a. Use non-verbal communication effectively
b. Communicate effectively using a range of communication formats
c. Analyze and interpret oral, written and graphical information accurately
d. Produce a range of graphs, tables and charts from raw data
e. Understand the characteristics and use of above-the-line promotion tools
f. Describe how technology development is affecting customer communications
Research Methodology is a hands‐on course designed to impart basic skills in research methods and techniques of academic research in social sciences and business management context. The students offering this course would be able to examine and practically exposed to the main components of a research repertoire i.e., problem definition, research design, data collection, ethical issues in research, data analysis, report writing, and presentation. When blessed with knowledge in research methodology, students would be well‐placed to conduct sound research under supervision per their preferred area of study. In addition to the application in an academic setting, many of the methodologies discussed in this course would be similar to those deployed in professional research environments, hence ability to conduct any challenging study.
The aim of this course is to provide the students with the requisite knowledge and understand of the various sources of information needed for marketing decision making and how data is processed with the use of complex analytical tools.
At the end of the course, students should:
a) understand the importance of information in effective marketing planning
b) appreciate the nature and meaning of the marketing information system and its role in providing information for decision making
c) become acquainted with the principal problems in designing a marketing information system
d) recognize the contribution of contemporary marketing information system
e) technology to information provision and processing
f) be aware of key sources of information and inputs to the marketing information system, including the marketing research process, and with contemporary developments in this area
g) be familiar with marketing research techniques in terms of their application and importance in the marketing information system.
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This course introduces students to the changing world of marketing communications, and allows them to appreciate some of the conceptual underpinnings associated with marketing communications and associated aspects of integration.
This course is the second semester part of a two-semester course, which is meant to provide students further knowledge and skills on some key areas of front office training and management. The course is designed for students studying for the degree, or diploma programmes in Tourism and Hospitality Management, City and Guilds Hotel Reception examinations of the Hotel Catering and Institutional Management Association (HCIMA). The objectives of the course in the second semester are to:
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is a continuing course in travel agency and tour operation studies that focus on planning and packaging tours as well as administration, service and marketing aspects of tour and travel agency operations. As an integral part of tour operation, tour guiding also receive attention in this course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
It is expected that through this course participants will be able to:
1. Identify and explain the processes and procedures in package tour planning and marketing strategies in tour operation;
2. Explain the framework and the procedures for booking and making reservations in tour operation;
3. Discuss the role of service in travel agency in travel agency business; and
4. Develop competences in tour planning, organisation and implementation of tours as well as tour guiding.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is the second of a two-semester beginner’s course on hospitality and tourism law that introduces students to basic legal concepts, principles and issues relating to hospitality and tourism enterprises and their operations.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
It is expected that through this course participants will be able to:
1. Identify and explain basic legal concepts and principles applicable to the facilities and services of hospitality and tourism establishments; and
2. Pinpoint and discuss legal issues in hospitality and tourism employer-employee relationship.
This course examines the theory and application of why and how optimal Corporate Financial decisions are made to ensure the achievement of the Financial and Non-Financial Objectives of the Firm. The Course is designed to prepare students to develop the required financial skills required for Financial Management decisions that are geared towards shareholders' wealth maximisation.
The course focus on the common construction equipment; planning for construction equipment; selection of equipment; equipment acquisition options, the economics of construction equipment; equipment maintenance; depreciation of the equipment and safety management of the equipment.
Objectives
1. To use StaadPro structural design software to analyze and design structural systems
2. To use MS Excel to solve problems like design of beams
3. To understand the fundamentals and application of Python, MS Project and other emerging Civil Engineering application software.
Content STAAD‐PRO:‐ Toolboxes, commands, modeling for truss, plane and space frames,
loadings, Design, Pre and Post processing of data, Programming with Python: Application to Engineering problems, MS Project Fundamentals,
MathCAD, Other new and emerging Civil Engineering application software
Credit Hours: 3
Course Objectives
At the end of the course student will be able to:
Course Content
Design of hydraulic structures (especially drainage structures): design of dams, spillway design, design of erodible channels, introduction to sediment transport, pipe dimensioning, pumps and pumping systems, pipes in series and parallel, flow analysis of pipes, characteristic curves and pump selection, storage tanks, appurtenant works, principles for determining the surface profiles, pipelines with pumps and turbines, Hardy-cross method, water hammer, hydrodynamic machines, specific speed, characteristics curves, pump and pipeline systems, pump selection, NPSH and cavitation.
Open Channel Flows: Difference between open channel flow and pipe flow, geometrical parameters of a Channel, Chezy’s and Manning’s equations for uniform flow in open channel, Velocity distribution, most efficient channel section, compound channels. Hydraulic Jumps: Classical hydraulic jump, Evaluation of the jump elements in rectangular channels on horizontal and sloping beds.
Reading Materials
Novak, P., Moffat, A.I.B., Nalluri, C. and Narayanan, R. (2003). Hydraulic Structures (3rd Edition). New York: Taylor & Francis.
Credit Hours: 3
Course Description
This course introduces students to the concepts of integrated water resources management (IWRM) and their institutional arrangements for IWRM in Ghana. Specific topics addressed in the course are:
Course Objectives
At the end of the course student will be able to:
Reading Materials
Credit Hours: 3
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
Course Description
This course introduces students to the concepts of irrigation types and water requirements for a cropped field. The course begins with the need, advantages and disadvantages of irrigation and drainage. It provides students with the opportunity to appreciate the distinction and merits and demerits among different irrigations types and schemes applicable in the international and Ghanaian contexts. It also addresses the relationship among soil, water and plants. Students gain the needed competencies in estimating the irrigation water requirement of crops and a cropped field. Specific topics addressed in the course are:
Reading Materials
The course leads students to acquire the techniques for conducting
research. Areas covered in this course include: Research skills, Research
methods and creative thinking, Relationship with supervisor and interaction
with research groups, Research presentations and requirements of a good
dissertation and technical writing skills
This study aims to introduce students to the general concepts of global supply chain management in a format that is useful for management decision making. It will enhance understanding of the most effective methods and best practices in the field through concrete field studies and exercises. It will also highlight the challenges encountered in managing the entire supply chain management function that confront organizations across national boundaries, and so shall seek to demonstrate strategic options in addressing such issues.
This course is intended to equip students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable them to manage organisations and people in addition to effectively formulating, interpreting, evaluating and implementing public policies.
Leadership and Organizational behaviour is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, organization structure, organization values, and culture have on the behaviour of employees within the organization. Leadership and Organisational Behaviour focuses on the understanding and managing people and organizational process to improve the organizational performance and effectiveness. Organization behaviour provides a major challenge for managers and at the same time, it provides an opportunity for managers to change and improve the existing system and performance of the organization. Therefore, managers must learn to take advantage of individual differences, group diversity and intragroup conflicts within the organization.
Similarly, it is important for successful managers that they not only understand the individuals, group dynamics, and organizations’ processes and design, but also appreciate organizations external environment. Finally, OB can offer managers guidelines in creating an ethically healthy work climate within the organization. The course on Leadership and Organisational Behaviour provide an opportunity for students to understand the individual processes and the interdependence of these processes within the organizational framework. An integral part of this course is to develop students’ analytical skills, leadership and interpersonal skills, through experiential exercises, case discussions and through self-assessment tools.
The objective of this course is to prepare student for practical decision making in the administration of financial resources in the political environment.
This course will introduce you to the basics of electronic business.
Business ethics is an important part of any industry. Students or managers, unfamiliar with many ethical challenges, behaviours, or regulations will find themselves struggling in business industries that include finance, accounting, human resource management, marketing, retail etc. Today's managers must necessarily concern themselves with ethical issues, because unethical behaviour creates legal risks and damage to businesses as well as employees and consumers. Business ethics have become an integral part of business education in general. A student or manager who is well-versed in ethical behaviour in practices, not only in the domestic market but internationally, will find him or herself better prepared to deal with issues or situations that may arise that don't always involve easy answers or decisions.
Each one of us, from the individual consumer to the CEO of an international corporation, is affected in some way by business ethics during the course of his or her life. Therefore, everyone has a stake in the ramifications resulting from unethical business decisions. This business ethics course offers an introduction into the concept of values, morality, as well as cultural beliefs and upbringing in all areas of business, from consumer rights to corporate social responsibility. Decisions made by shift managers or corporate presidents may affect thousands of individuals or entire communities. Consumers today expect and demand integrity, honesty, and transparency in all levels of their environment. Understanding those expectations is the key to communicating core values and behaviour not only to employees but society in general.
This course will introduce you to Microsoft Office Excel broadsheets.
This course will introduce you to the internet and its related technologies
This course will introduce you to Microsoft Visual Basic .Net Application.
This course will introduce you to Microsoft Office Excel broadsheets.
To enable the students to develop an understanding of management and organization. The course focuses on important management functions such as planning, organizing, leading and controlling for successful managerial activities. The students will learn how successful managers use organizational resources through organizational functions in order to effectively and efficiently achieve organizational objectives.
Students develop basic understanding of economics principles, which informed them on discussions of economic issues.topics include macroeconomics and microeconomics; scope of economics, economic systems, demand and supply, analysis, elasticity of demand and supply, theory of cost and revenue and the theory of consumer behavior.
Course Objectives
Significant course objectives are:
a. Identify construction materials for various clothing items.
b. Selection of appropriate tools and equipment for making clothing items.
c. Work around economic procurement of materials and constructional instruments.
d. Cost and price effectively.
e. Operate self-sustaining business.
The course aims at employing drawing and illustration skills in conjunction with research for illusion and detail for fashion design. It should thus, adopt elements and principles of design for styling to make costume designs that fit for dressing.
This course is intended to provide students with the fundamentals of thermodynamica principles. It therefore covers definition of thermodynamic terms, and principles of classical thermodynamics. Develops understanding of mass, energy, heat, work, efficiency, ideal and real thermodynamic cycles and processes. Covers first and second laws of thermodynamics, and the general energy equation for closed and open systems.
MANAGING AND SECURING SUPPLIES is a key business function that
is responsible for the coordination of planning, sourcing, purchasing, moving,
storing and controlling materials in an optimum manner so as to provide a
pre-decided service to the customer at a minimum cost. In its process of
managing, MANAGING AND SECURING SUPPLIES has such subfields as inventory management,
value analysis, receiving, stores, and management of obsolete, slow-moving and nonmoving. MANAGING AND SECURING SUPPLIES scope is vast. Its sub-functions include Materials planning and control, Purchasing, Stores and
Inventory Management besides others
This course introduces the key concepts, tools, and principles of strategy formulation and competitive analysis. It is concerned with managerial decisions and actions that affect the performance and survival of business enterprises. The course is focused on the information, analyses, organizational processes, and skills and business judgement managers must use to devise strategies, position their businesses, define firm boundaries and maximize long-term profits in the face of uncertainty and competition.
The course takes a general management perspective, viewing the firm as a whole, and examining how policies in each functional area are integrated into an overall competitive strategy. The key strategic business decisions of concern in this course involve selecting competitive strategies, creating and defending competitive advantages, defining firm boundaries and allocating critical resources over long periods. Decisions such as these can only be made effectively by viewing a firm holistically, and over the long term.
Corporate Strategy is intended to be an exciting and challenging course for undergraduate students. It is first and foremost a course about "strategy" and about "managing for success." You will be exposed to both the current theory and the practice of Strategic Management. Particular emphasis will be placed on how Strategic Management concepts can aid in analysing, formulating, and implementing business strategy. This course is also designed to encourage you to apply the knowledge you have acquired in previous coursework to real-life management issues. In particular, you will be introduced to issues confronted by upper-level managers who are concerned about the overall performance of a firm through a strategic management simulation.
The intent of the Corporate Strategy course is that each of you will be able to respond successfully to changing environments in your present or future jobs as managers and professionals in the business world. The knowledge acquired can be used in all types of organizations, whether large or small, for-profit or not-for-profit, corporate-level or business unit level, and whether a new venture or an established organisation. The focus will be on the Strategic Management process. We will discuss (1) how different industry conditions support different types of strategies, (2) how industry conditions change and the implications for strategic management, and (3) how organizations develop and maintain capabilities that lead to sustained competitive advantage. We will pay particular attention to how technologies and globalization forces are changing both industry conditions and the strategic options open to organizations.
Course Description
Risk management in Financial Institution is fundamental to banking professionals and ‘would-be professionals’. The course seeks to build on credit and lending management in the financial institutions. It seeks to equip students’ with risk management and analytical skills in applying both quantitative and qualitative risk management tools.
Course Objectives
The objectives of this course are to:
i. Provide professional knowledge on risk management in the financial sector
ii. Prepare students with the skill to identify and manage early warnings in the risk management architecture.
iii. Develop students’ skill to manage risk associated with operation, credit and loan administration as well as restructuring of loans.
Course Learning Outcome
Upon successful completion of this course, students’ should be:
i. Acquire professional knowledge on risk management in the financial sector
ii. Capable to identify and manage early warnings in the risk management architecture.
Able to manage risk associated with operation, credit and loan administration as well as restructuring of loansThis course will introduce you to the basics of Information Technology Project Management.
Course Description
Financial Accounting II is a continuation of Principles of Financial Accounting. The course seeks to provide students with foundational knowledge to financial reporting and prepares students for the complexities in the corporate financial reporting and specialised reporting. The course covers the Preparation of Financial Statements for incorporated and unincorporated entities. The course also equips students to prepare account of partnership under diverse and complex circumstances as well as joint venture.
Course Objectives
The objectives of this course are to:
i. Provide foundational knowledge to financial reporting
ii. Prepare students with the basic skill in the preparation of financial statements for incorporated and unincorporated entities.
iii. Develop students’ skill to handle complex financial transactions of partnership firm under diverse situation
iv. Train students to manage accounts of Joint Ventures
Course Learning Outcome
Upon successful completion of this course, students’ should be:
i. Able to acquire foundational knowledge to financial reporting
ii. Capable to prepare financial statements for incorporated and unincorporated entities.
iii. Competent to handle complex financial transactions of partnership firm under diverse situation
iv. Able to manage accounts of Joint Ventures
Lecture Notes
Lecture Notes
This course introduces students to the basic principles of Macroeconomics. Topics to be covered include: General Introduction, National income Accounting, National income Determination and Multiplier, Money and Banking, Unemployment, Inflation and International Trade and Payments.
In the course of the semester, students will be required to complete assignments, write quizes, mid-Semester examination and final examination
References: Any standard textbook on principles of macroeconomics will be useful material
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The aim of this course is to develop students' knowledge and understanding of the role and conduct of quantitative and qualitative research methods. Intellectual and methodological debates will be discussed in order to assist students to develop informed opinions and a critical appreciation for other's research. The imperative for ethical research practice will be presented. The course equips students with the skills to review and conduct methodologically sound research as a part of their professional work. Students develop the skills to recognized and reflect on the strengths and limitations of different research methodologies, understand the links between theory and practice, critically assess research, and address ethical and practical issues. The course takes a step-by-step approach to the design and implementation of quantitative and qualitative techniques including case study and precedent studies, surveys, interviews, focus groups, participant observation, textual, and media analysis. How to manage and analyze data (including computer-assisted), and
how to write up and present findings are core components of this course. Students will be equipped with the knowledge and ability to undertake original research projects and develop a set of transferable workplace skills.
Course Description
Financial Accounting II is a continuation of Principles of Financial Accounting. The course seeks to provide students with foundational knowledge to financial reporting and prepares students for the complexities in the corporate financial reporting and specialised reporting. The course covers the Preparation of Financial Statements for incorporated and unincorporated entities. The course also equips students to prepare account of partnership under diverse and complex circumstances as well as joint venture.
Course Objectives
The objectives of this course are to:
i. Provide foundational knowledge to financial reporting
ii. Prepare students with the basic skill in the preparation of financial statements for incorporated and unincorporated entities.
iii. Develop students’ skill to handle complex financial transactions of partnership firm under diverse situation
iv. Train students to manage accounts of Joint Ventures
Course Learning Outcome
Upon successful completion of this course, students’ should be:
i. Able to acquire foundational knowledge to financial reporting
ii. Capable to prepare financial statements for incorporated and unincorporated entities.
iii. Competent to handle complex financial transactions of partnership firm under diverse situation
iv. Able to manage accounts of Joint Ventures
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
The course is intended to prepare the students to understand the foundation for financial decision-making. It is an extension of Business Finance I (ACT 309). The course will also enable students to acquaint themselves with financial management issues that enable businesses to ensure the efficient and effective utilization of financial resources that are available.
COURSE
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course, the students should be able:
TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
i. Financial Planning
ii. Working Capital Management
iii. Dividend Policy
iv. Measurement of Risk and Returns
v. Capital Structure
vi. Gearing
vii. Methods of Achieving External Growth
This course will introduce you to Microsoft Office Excel broadsheets.
This course will take you through Microsoft Office Access Database
This course will introduce you to the internet and its related technologies
Course Description
Financial Accounting II is a continuation of Principles of Financial Accounting. The course seeks to provide students with foundational knowledge to financial reporting and prepares students for the complexities in the corporate financial reporting and specialised reporting. The course covers the Preparation of Financial Statements for incorporated and unincorporated entities. The course also equips students to prepare account of partnership under diverse and complex circumstances as well as joint venture.
Course Objectives
The objectives of this course are to:
i. Provide foundational knowledge to financial reporting
ii. Prepare students with the basic skill in the preparation of financial statements for incorporated and unincorporated entities.
iii. Develop students’ skill to handle complex financial transactions of partnership firm under diverse situation
iv. Train students to manage accounts of Joint Ventures
Course Learning Outcome
Upon successful completion of this course, students’ should be:
i. Able to acquire foundational knowledge to financial reporting
ii. Capable to prepare financial statements for incorporated and unincorporated entities.
iii. Competent to handle complex financial transactions of partnership firm under diverse situation
iv. Able to manage accounts of Joint Ventures
